How did you find this story?
David Lowery: It was a true story about this guy whose life was too good to be true in terms of a narrative.


How did you find this story?
David Lowery: It was a true story about this guy whose life was too good to be true in terms of a narrative.

What did your writing process entail?
It kind of had the whiff of destiny, from the time I read the book.

There have been other stories about the cartels and the drug war. Why did you want to tell this particular story?
Denis Villeneuve: For me it’s not a movie about cartels. I don’t think anyone will learn new things about cartels from this film.

It’s not your first time directing a Mission: Impossible film, and you’re the first director to come back. I hear you were kind of hesitant about that. Why?
Christopher McQuarrie: I had worked on Ghost Protocol. I came in midway through and was working on that movie. I saw Brad Bird going through what could only be described as a meat grinder.